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Waggish meaning

  1. witty, jocular, like a wag
  2. mischievous, tricky

Synonyms of Waggish

humorous humourous

Related words

Other words often associated with Waggish or its synonyms:

clownlike risible funny amusing clownish mirthful facetious comical zany buffoonish laughable bantering

Using Waggish

  • The main meaning on this page is: witty, jocular, like a wag | mischievous, tricky
  • Useful related words include: humorous, humourous.

Context around Waggish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

advantage 1× way 1×

Sentence patterns with Waggish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

for every waggish advantage she 1× in our waggish way we 1× the most waggish among us 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in our waggish 1× mining her disability 1× now the cherry 1×

Common sentence endings:

always emerging triumphant 1× bites dog story 1× with alliterative titles 1×

Words around Waggish

Just before it in the word index:

wagging 92 waggin 2 waggener 2 waggeh 2 wagged 8 waggag 2

Just after it in the word index:

waggle 6 waggled 3 waggling 3 waggner 2 waggon 3 waggoner 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Waggish

  • In this selection, "waggish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, advantage and way stand out and add context to how "waggish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for every waggish advantage she and in our waggish way we. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "waggish" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with waggish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In our waggish way, we decided to mock the enthusiasm of the Radio 1 management of the time for programmes with alliterative titles. (23 words)

Mining her disability for every waggish advantage she can get, Jones’ persona is like a spoilt, indulged child, teasing the audience’s sensitivities, daring them to call her “spastic”, yet always emerging triumphant. (33 words)

Now the “Cherry Bomb” setter-turned-Harvard grad (she attended alongside Barack Obama) turned attorney is making the news for being a smart (ex-) rock star… which the most waggish among us might consider a bit of a man-bites-dog story. (42 words)

Longer example sentences

Now the “Cherry Bomb” setter-turned-Harvard grad (she attended alongside Barack Obama) turned attorney is making the news for being a smart (ex-) rock star… which the most waggish among us might consider a bit of a man-bites-dog story. (42 words)

Mining her disability for every waggish advantage she can get, Jones’ persona is like a spoilt, indulged child, teasing the audience’s sensitivities, daring them to call her “spastic”, yet always emerging triumphant. (33 words)

In our waggish way, we decided to mock the enthusiasm of the Radio 1 management of the time for programmes with alliterative titles. (23 words)

Example sentences (3)

Mining her disability for every waggish advantage she can get, Jones’ persona is like a spoilt, indulged child, teasing the audience’s sensitivities, daring them to call her “spastic”, yet always emerging triumphant.

Now the “Cherry Bomb” setter-turned-Harvard grad (she attended alongside Barack Obama) turned attorney is making the news for being a smart (ex-) rock star… which the most waggish among us might consider a bit of a man-bites-dog story.

In our waggish way, we decided to mock the enthusiasm of the Radio 1 management of the time for programmes with alliterative titles.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "waggish" in a sentence?
An example: "Mining her disability for every waggish advantage she can get, Jones’ persona is like a spoilt, indulged child, teasing the audience’s sensitivities, daring them to call her “spastic”, yet always emerging triumphant." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "waggish" from authentic English texts.
What does "waggish" mean?
Waggish means: witty, jocular, like a wag
What are synonyms of "waggish"?
Common synonyms of "waggish" include: humorous, humourous.
How many example sentences with "waggish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "waggish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.